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wolf blitzer thank you. i want to cut away from you. you'll be back at 4:00 for "the situation room," 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific here on cnn, i'm only cutting away because i need to get a live moment at the value voters summit. here's the guest of honor. paul ryan has taken to the podium. this is the gathering of social conservative, folks and make no mistake this was expected. we got a protester -- that wasn't expected but a protester being led out of the auditorium as vice presidential candidate paul ryan begins his speech and what was expected this will be a blistering attack, the attack will continue on the foreign policy of the administration especially in light of what's happening and sort of the explosion of violence against american interests overseas. let's listen. >> it's good to be here. [ applause ] >> it's good to be part of the values voter summit once again and this time i bring greetings from the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. [ cheers and applause ] in this election millions of americans coun
wolf blitzer thank you. i want to cut away from you. you'll be back at 4:00 for "the situation room," 4:00 eastern, 1:00 pacific here on cnn, i'm only cutting away because i need to get a live moment at the value voters summit. here's the guest of honor. paul ryan has taken to the podium. this is the gathering of social conservative, folks and make no mistake this was expected. we got a protester -- that wasn't expected but a protester being led out of the auditorium as vice...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian todd's been working the story for us and getting new information. brian, tell our viewers what's the latest? >> we found out that the house majority leader, republican congressman eric cantor, may have found out almost two weeks before the president did. this and other time lines we're following on the investigation have led to genuine anger over why the white house and other top congressional leaders weren't told sooner. a time line cnn has put together shows the republican house majority leader may have known about former cia dire
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian...
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? choosing advil®. here's one story. i'm sean. i switched to advil® 10 months ago. biking can be really tough on the lower back and your upper thighs. you have some nasty aches and pains. i really like advil® because it takes care of it all. neck ache, shoulder pain and definitely lower back pain. i use advil® because my wife, she's a nurse, she recommended it. [ male announcer ] make the switch. take action. take advil®. save on advil® with our special coupon in select newspapers this sunday. save on advil® with our special coupon how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only com
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> at the nato summit this week, allied leaders signed off on president obama's timetable to end the war in afghanistan by 2014. i was there to report the summit and i sat down with afghan president hamid karzai to talk about the war, the war in pakistan and their relationship with osama bin laden. >> do you believe they were protecting bin laden? >> he was killed. whether he had official protection is something i can't tell. >> what do you think? >> really difficult to say one way or other but where he was, how could he have been without some knowledge. >> that's what a lot of people suspect. all right. let's talk about u.s.-afghan relations. right now you've had some successful, i think, meetings with the president of the united states. but a lot of americans as you know, and you look at american public opinion polls, they're concerned that they want the u.s. out of afghanistan, about 70% say it's time for the u.s. to come home, the u.s. is spending t
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> at the nato summit this week, allied leaders signed off on president obama's timetable to end the war in afghanistan by 2014. i was there to report the summit and i sat down with afghan president hamid karzai to talk about the war, the war in pakistan and their relationship with osama bin laden. >> do you believe they were protecting bin laden? >> he was killed. whether he had official protection is something i...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the fighting between israel and hamas. the two sides trading rocket and missile fire with deadly results. let's take you now to the cnn center for the very latest. >> all right, wolf, thank you very much. israeli troops are amassing on the border, waiting for the world to shoulder their weapons and cross into gaza. for people in both gaza and israel, this war is well under way. that is what this war sounds like in israel. wailing sirens warning an hamas ha rocket is only seconds away. this is video from the israeli defense force, a missile hitting a home of a hamas leader. they're proof that the exploesers are stored in buildings. spearheading talks aimed at ending the violence. it's impossible to know how this will play out. just remember that four years ago, the last time israel invaded gaza, 13 israelis were killed while 1400 palestinians died. ben wedeman joins me. does it look like we're about to witness a ground war here? >> we
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're following the fighting between israel and hamas. the two sides trading rocket and missile fire with deadly results. let's take you now to the cnn center for the very latest. >> all right, wolf, thank you very much. israeli troops are amassing on the border, waiting for the world to shoulder their weapons and cross into gaza. for people in both gaza and israel, this war is well under way. that is what this war...
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? mid grade dark roast forest fresh full tank brain freeze cake donettes rolling hot dogs g of ice anti-freeze wash and dry diesel self-serve fix a flat jumper cables 5% cashback signup for 5% cashback at gas stations through september. it pays to discover. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural gas. it's not a dream. america's natural gas... putting us in control of our energy future, now. >>> welcome back. crim
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wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? >>> an update in the death of a abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye, their tree had given its last. but with their raymond james financial advisor, they had prepared for even the unthinkable. and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. [ male announcer ] act for kids, with maximum fluoride for up to 40% fewer cavities act. stronger teeth and better checkups in every bottle. >>> an update in the death of a man shot in the back of the head in a police car. was it suicide or homicide. today the autopsy report was released, we'll have the result when is we come back. >>> welcome back. crime and punishment tonight. an appeal hearing wrapped up in a criminal case we reported o
wolf blitzer, wolf, thank you. >> thank you. >>> up next tonight, a young american appeals his conviction in nicaragua for drug crimes and his long prison term. his defenders claim he's been completely railroaded, he's innocent. what are the chances his appeal will succeed? >>> an update in the death of a abigail higgins had... ...a tree that bore the most rare and magical fruit. which provided for their every financial need. and then, in one blinding blink of an eye,...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> united nations is calling north korea's attempted rocking launch deplorable and destabilizing, even though it broke apart and fell into the sea and now, u.n. officials are warning the nation. stan grant is getting rare access inside north korea. stan? r. >> reporter: it started with a day of so much hope. this was the crowning achievement, the day they put a satellite into orbit. it went terribly wrong. that will not deter this nation. they're going to press ahead with more. ♪ from disaster to glory in a day. in north korea, history is what you make it. as always is here. this is about the power of images and the worship of their leader. two massive statues of the founder of the country and his son, kim jong-il. watching over the third generation of this dynasty, the newly crown eed se preem leader kim jong-un. this is how north korea is responding with the scene of triumph, this massive statues. when you're r
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> united nations is calling north korea's attempted rocking launch deplorable and destabilizing, even though it broke apart and fell into the sea and now, u.n. officials are warning the nation. stan grant is getting rare access inside north korea. stan? r. >> reporter: it started with a day of so much hope. this was the crowning achievement, the day they put a...
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wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stephanie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama campaign, just said, if, in fact, he had done what was suggested, that potentially could have been a felony. so he was precise. it didn't surprise me because the president wants to be very precise in what he's saying. stephanie cu cutter was pretty precise. they're parsing words. if you will. >> i was surprised because stephanie cutter introduced the suggestion. wolf is right, she did not outright accuse romney of being a felon. she definitely suggested he might have committed a felony. in politics, that's considered over the line or below the belt. if we still
wolf blitzer. and former presidential adviser david gergen. stephanie cutter said that mitt romney was possibly -- had possibly committed a felony. did it surprise you that president obama denied that today? >> well, you know, he was being very precise and he's a very precise kind of person, as all of us who have covered him over the years, know. he didn't say that -- he said no one actually accused him of committing a felony. stephanie cutter, the deputy campaign manager for the obama...
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. >>> it is time for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. wolf? >> ted, thanks very much. happening now. another top commander in a widening scandal swirling around general david petraeus. john allen is now the subject of a pentagon investigation. it centers around hundreds, possibly thousands of e-mails sent to this woman. details of where she fits into an increasingly tangled web of relationships. i'll talk about all of this with the chair of the senate intelligence committee. dianne feinstein says it is like something off the front page of a tab roid mloid magazine and s demanding answers. i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with stunning twists in the scandal that brought down the head of the cia, general david petraeus. another u.s. general is caught in the same tangled web. john allen, top commander in afghanistan, is being investigated by the pentagon for allegedly sending inappropriate e-mails to a married woman, the same woman whose complaint of threatening e-mails from general petraeus' lover cracked the scandal wide open. barbara st
. >>> it is time for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. wolf? >> ted, thanks very much. happening now. another top commander in a widening scandal swirling around general david petraeus. john allen is now the subject of a pentagon investigation. it centers around hundreds, possibly thousands of e-mails sent to this woman. details of where she fits into an increasingly tangled web of relationships. i'll talk about all of this with the chair of the senate intelligence...
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. >>> rick perry will be in "the situation room" with wolf blitzer. wolf is joining me now. a good tease, what will you and the texas governor talk about? >> he made a point last night of speaking of sort of 59 length about turkey, a nato ally, been an ally for decades basically since nato was almost established. in fact he at one point suggested the turkish leadership were a bunch of islamic terrorists. we'll go in depth. did she want to rethink some of what he was saying. the turkish foreign ministry issued a blistering statement saying he doesn't know what he's talking about, he doesn't understand a key ally in the mediterranean, so we'll discuss that. we'll also talk about obviously mitt romney and his decision to go ahead in april and release his income tax forms, suggesting today that most of his income is investment income, paying 15% tax on that as opposed to the maximum of 35%, which you and i and everybody else making over a certain amount of money have to pay on income, on salaried income. not that mitt romney is doing anything wrong or illegal, but just a sensiti
. >>> rick perry will be in "the situation room" with wolf blitzer. wolf is joining me now. a good tease, what will you and the texas governor talk about? >> he made a point last night of speaking of sort of 59 length about turkey, a nato ally, been an ally for decades basically since nato was almost established. in fact he at one point suggested the turkish leadership were a bunch of islamic terrorists. we'll go in depth. did she want to rethink some of what he was...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> up first this hour, a cnn exclusive. officials in the region opening up about the terror threat and how it could spread. i'll speak about that with the former secretary of state colin powell. we'll talk in just a few moments, but right now here's our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. she's reporting from jordan. >> this is the latest jihadist video from syria. it has all of the hallmarks of al qaeda and includes bomb attacks and a nighttime raid against military outposts. a senior jordanian official tells cnn that there are nearly 1500 al qaeda members and sympathizers now in syria. many have entered the country from iraq and lebanon over the past five months and are part of a growing campaign of bombings and ambushes against syrian intelligence and military targets. in the jordanian capital there is growing worry. >> jordan is very stable. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with cnn while visiting jord
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> up first this hour, a cnn exclusive. officials in the region opening up about the terror threat and how it could spread. i'll speak about that with the former secretary of state colin powell. we'll talk in just a few moments, but right now here's our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. she's reporting from jordan. >> this is the latest jihadist video from syria. it has all of...
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wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me, but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. >> you can see when two undeniably hunk-tastic men like us work together, a rivalry is inevitably going to arise. yes, anderson may have gotten the glasses first and yes, his eyes may be ever so slightly steelier shade of blue than my own but i would like to point out that there is one area in which i am clearly better than anderson and that area is this. keeping composure when certain kinds of words come up. >> they saw an actual thespian, actually thespian -- >> they should thank their lucky stars it wasn't depar-two. sorry. all right. sorry. [ laughter ] >> by the way, a cup of that is going to cost you. if you're the adventurous type or you just like to splurge on crap -- [ laughter ] >> the tap fro
wolf blitzer got himself some new glasses. i don't know, perhaps he saw someone wearing them, liked them and decided to pick up a pair for himself. i wonder where he could have possibly gotten that idea. now, i don't want to accuse wolf blitzer of going all single white female on me, but these glasses, they're kind of my thing. >> you can see when two undeniably hunk-tastic men like us work together, a rivalry is inevitably going to arise. yes, anderson may have gotten the glasses first...
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wolf blitzer was here with me yesterday and talked about what the candidates can expect. >> these are all important races. but as i said earlier, i think these are good races for mitt romney. he's going to have a good february. but you know what, these other candidates, i don't think newt gingrich is going anywhere. i know ron paul is not going anywhere. i don't think rick santorum is about to leave. i think they're all going to stay in -- >> they want to. >> at least until super tuesday on march 6th. money is one thing. mitt romney has a ton of money. they all have their pro super pacs. they can stay in. they'll work away and they're all trying to get what they call free media, go on tv shows, talk about themselves. and so they'll be able to stay in through the month. >> even if they don't have face time in any number of those states leading up to march 6th, by way of the super pac money, the television ads, that will help keep them in the race even if the debates for some reason cease or -- >> if gingrich and santorum don't think they have a shot in the state, they're not going to s
wolf blitzer was here with me yesterday and talked about what the candidates can expect. >> these are all important races. but as i said earlier, i think these are good races for mitt romney. he's going to have a good february. but you know what, these other candidates, i don't think newt gingrich is going anywhere. i know ron paul is not going anywhere. i don't think rick santorum is about to leave. i think they're all going to stay in -- >> they want to. >> at least until...
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. tonight, we are tracking two big events on the republican calendar and our political a-team is here. john king, gloria borger. dana bash and shannon travis is over at gop headquarters in portland, maine. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is over at cpac. the conservative political action conference that is under way here in washington. we will have the results of the maine caucuses as they come in. stand by for that. right now want to go to shannon travis over at republican headquarters in portland. set the scene for us. we are getting ready to see potentially a winner in maine tonight. >> reporter: that's right. let me first say i may have the toughest assignment of the night. i'm at a party sponsored by the maine republican party. i'll have my cameraman pan around here. some of the people are just filing in. we expect possibly a few 00 enjoying a little bit of food and drink. this is important business. they are going to be announcing the results right here. going to h
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. tonight, we are tracking two big events on the republican calendar and our political a-team is here. john king, gloria borger. dana bash and shannon travis is over at gop headquarters in portland, maine. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is over at cpac. the conservative political action conference that is under way here in washington. we will have the results of the maine caucuses as they come in. stand by for that. right now want to go to shannon...
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to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic institutions like universities, hospitals, charities that employ a lot of people, a year in which there would be a grace period in which the new policy for everyone else would go into effect. they should have really worked this out in advance. they knew there would be opposition from the catholic bishops across the country. and i think they could have fi neszed it in a better way. there was a fierce debate. i don't know, fierce maybe is not the right word. but a significant debate within the white house itself on this policy including some of the pop catholics in the obama adminis
to wolf blitzer now. wolf, i know what you think. i spoke to you last hour. i don't want to put words in your mouth. you said it's fair to say this was handled poorly, at least in your estimation. did the administration wait too long to try and resolve this issue. >> i think they should have worked all of this out long before kathleen sebelius, secretary of health and human services, made her announcement a couple weeks ago of this new policy that would give basically these catholic...
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wolf blitzer, bah tok you. what is he saying? >> the president is saying bluntly this, i'll read it to you. eh says in this interview with abc's robin roberts, i have to tell you over the course of several years, as i have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about memory memb members of my own staff in incredibly committed mon nothing rouse relationships, same-sex relationships or raising kids together. when i think about the soldiers or airmen or marine or sailors fight on my behalf yet feel constrained even now that don't ask don't tell is gone, because they are not able to commit themselves in a marriage, at a certain point, and here's what the president says, i have just concluded that for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that i think same-sex couples should be able to get married. that's an excerpt that abc news has released. he says this is a personal position. it's interesting, the president went on to say, some of this is also generational. you know when i go to college cam
wolf blitzer, bah tok you. what is he saying? >> the president is saying bluntly this, i'll read it to you. eh says in this interview with abc's robin roberts, i have to tell you over the course of several years, as i have talked to friends and family and neighbors, when i think about memory memb members of my own staff in incredibly committed mon nothing rouse relationships, same-sex relationships or raising kids together. when i think about the soldiers or airmen or marine or sailors...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the troops already positioned along the border with gaza. a visit to gaza by egypt's prime minister failed to stop the bombardment and pull the region from the brink of all-out war. u.s. officials blame hamas for starting this conflict. but they are also urging to be measured in its response. the defense secretary leon panetta says israel and the palestinians need to negotiate a more permanent piece -- his words, a more permanent piece in the region. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr's been watching what's going on. barbara, what
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the...
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time now for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. >>> fred, thanks very much. happening now, lawmakers lashing out at the president, the news media and each other. tempers flare as congress probes the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing surveillance video of the assault that killed the united states ambassador, three other americans. i'll talk to one u.s. senator about what that video shows. and mitt romney's speaking out about his election loss blaming what he calls gifts -- that's a quote, gifts, the president people gave to people who voted for him. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> tempers flaring on capitol hill. senator john mccain lashing out at one of our cnn producers who questioned why he was missing a key hearing on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. mccain has been a sharp critic of
time now for "the situation room" and wolf blitzer. >>> fred, thanks very much. happening now, lawmakers lashing out at the president, the news media and each other. tempers flare as congress probes the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. you're about to hear a tape of senator john mccain's contentious exchange with cnn. also, we've seen pictures like this of the benghazi compound on september 11th, but today for the first time lawmakers are seeing...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newark's democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romney's old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do damage control and the dust still hasn't settled. let's discuss what's going on with the key adviser of the romney campaign, ed gillespie, former republican of the national committee. thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you for having me, wolf. good to be with you. >> let's talk about what the president specifically said about mitt romney, his experience at bane capital yesterday and then we'll get your reaction. >> my opponent, governor romney, his main calling card for why he thinks he should be president is his business expense. he's not there touting his experience in massachusetts. he's saying i'm a business guy and i'll fix it and this is his business and when you're president as opposed to the h
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> the high-powered campaign surrogate is on the hot seat for going off message after newark's democratic mayor cory booker spoke about the attacks on mitt romney's old firm bane capital. he had to struggle to do damage control and the dust still hasn't settled. let's discuss what's going on with the key adviser of the romney campaign, ed gillespie, former republican of the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. here are some of the stories we're working on for next hour. mitt romney heads to minnesota, home of congresswoman michele bachmann. will she endorse him or someone else? the former presidential candidate will join us live. >>> planned parenthood loses funding, was political pressure a factor? stay tuned for the answer. >>> and a new tape reveals the chaos following the president's death. the gut-wrenching audio is coming up. stay with us. you're in "the situation room." >>> w50e6g9 some breaking news that we're working on. apparently the end of the u.s./nato combat mission in afghanistan, a decade-long war that's cost the u.s. dearly in blood and treasure, now the obama administration making a major decision to step up the end of what's called combat operation in afghanistan. let's go to barbara starr. the u.s. is supposed to have major combat operations in afghanistan through the end of 2014, another three years, but they're no saying it's going to stop a year and a half early. what
i'm wolf blitzer. here are some of the stories we're working on for next hour. mitt romney heads to minnesota, home of congresswoman michele bachmann. will she endorse him or someone else? the former presidential candidate will join us live. >>> planned parenthood loses funding, was political pressure a factor? stay tuned for the answer. >>> and a new tape reveals the chaos following the president's death. the gut-wrenching audio is coming up. stay with us. you're in "the...
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now to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now. >> you leave me no alternative but to join those that call upon you to resign your office. >> there's fury and fireworks on capitol hill. a showdown as attorney of the united states eric holder rejects public calls to quit and accuses of playing politics. the campaigns aren't letting accuracy get in the way of a good political battle. they are flying as the fact checkers work overtime. and a top united nations official now says syria is in a full-scale civil war, even as a u.n. report accuses the damascus regime of t
now to wolf blitzer. "the situation room" begins right now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now. >> you leave me no alternative but to join those that call upon you to resign your office. >> there's fury and fireworks on capitol hill. a showdown as attorney of the united states eric holder rejects public calls to quit and accuses of playing politics. the campaigns aren't letting accuracy get in the way of a good political battle. they are flying as the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> but we begin with chilling new details emerging about that suicide bomb attack on a bus full of israeli tourists in bulgaria. six people were killed, more than 30 injured. and there are now new clues about the bomber who was captured by surveillance cameras. and who he was -- and how he was -- what was he doing? was he carrying a fake american id? those are the suggestions. we'll go live to jerusalem in a moment for the latest israeli action. but first cnn's in bulgaria with the latest details. what's the latest there? >> reporter: we're literally meters away from that explosion took place. and some of the most crucial evidence came from the terminal right behind me. they were able to catch the suspect on video. he could be any backpack tourist looking at flight arrivals, but this is the man suspected of carrying out the deadly attack targeting israeli tourists in burgas, bulgaria. he was wandering around the airport up to an hour before the attack.
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we have wolf blitzer and chief political analyst claire borger in washington, and jessica yellin. she is actually at the white house making her way into the east room where she is going to be covering that statement. wolf, i want to start off with you. this event in the east room, there will be middle class foilgs behind him. these are the folks that would be impacted by a tax increase. he is notts taking any questions. they already won. this is not a campaign event here. if this is really about governing, why do you think we are seeing this kind of setup here, which really looks more like a rally and not necessarily a press conference. >> it's going to be really intense over the next six, seven yankees because the deadline is december 31st. the economics of the situation will deteriorate. there will be this fiscal cliff situation that will unfold. you saw john boehner out this morning. he was in a news conference. he was laying out his opening position in general terms. the president presumably will do the same thing with his statement today. they are respective aids -- the white
we have wolf blitzer and chief political analyst claire borger in washington, and jessica yellin. she is actually at the white house making her way into the east room where she is going to be covering that statement. wolf, i want to start off with you. this event in the east room, there will be middle class foilgs behind him. these are the folks that would be impacted by a tax increase. he is notts taking any questions. they already won. this is not a campaign event here. if this is really...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin with new developments in a growing diplomatic crisis dogging the obama administration. the chinese dissident who escaped house arrest and sought refuge, but the u.s. embassy in beijing is now appealing directly to president obama for help. chen guangcheng was basically pushed out of the embassy and abandoned, but the top american diplomat in china tells cnn a very different account of what happened. cnn's stan grant is in beijing and has been following this story from the beginning. dramatic developments, huge interest at stake, stan. you had a chance to speak with the u.s. ambassador gary locke about all of this. what is the very latest? >> reporter: yes. he is gary locke, the man with the answers about what went wrong at the embassy. chen guangcheng said he was encouraged to leave and without knowing the full range of his threat that the family was posing. i sat down with the ambassador to get his sid
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation's health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page written explanation. let's go straight to our congressional correspondent kate bolduan. she's working the story for us. today the attorney general of the united states complied with that demand. >> complied with that demand. i guess to use the sports metaphor the ball may still be in play on this one. i wouldn't call this a bombshell, but it's a strange twist in this political battle with no end in sight. three pages, single spaced. that was the unusual order by a federal circuit court. attorney general eric holder personally responded
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the obama administration replies to a rare order from a federal appeals court. the latest round of a sharp dispute over the nation's health care reform law. we begin with president obama warning the supreme court against overturning his cherished legislation. judges hearing a separate case took offense at what the president of the united states said and they demanded a three-page...
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it pays to discover. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we're live here in charlotte as we wait for the democrats to gavel in this third and final night of the national convention. tonight, president obama and vice president biden make their pitch for a second term. but it's not just politics tonight. we've also got musical star power. coming up in a few minutes, james taylor, he will perform live. and marc anthony, he will sing the national anthem. you'll see it, you'll hear it here in "the situation room." we're not where we thought we'd be for tonight's festivities. the program was supposed to be held at the bank of america stadium but was moved back here to the convention hall because of concerns about the weather. president obama expressed regret about the change on a conference call with a lot of supporters, but he said it was the safety issue. let's bring back our chief political analyst gloria borger and chief political correspondent candy crowley. the dynamics, candy, of moving it would be 65,000 or 75,000 people at the huge bank
it pays to discover. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. we're live here in charlotte as we wait for the democrats to gavel in this third and final night of the national convention. tonight, president obama and vice president biden make their pitch for a second term. but it's not just politics tonight. we've also got musical star power. coming up in a few minutes, james taylor, he will perform live. and marc anthony, he will sing the national anthem. you'll see it, you'll hear it here in "the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> it's looking more and more as if the supreme court will cut the heart out of health care reform law. that's the part which would require americans to buy insurance if that mandate is found unconstitutional and we won't know it until june. it's an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court wrapped up three days of historic arguments today. cnn's congressional correspondent kate bolduan and our legal analyst jeffrey toobin, they were both inside during the oral arguments. let's start with kate. what's your take, kate? how did it go today? >> wolf, after three days of oral arguments and four issues being debated and more than six hours of debate, this historic case is a bit exhausting and i'm sure even for the justices and for the attorneys arguing before them. this all wraps up with still the same question at the center of this case. is the individual mandate constitutional and with that ver
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> it's looking more and more as if the supreme court will cut the heart out of health care reform law. that's the part which would require americans to buy insurance if that mandate is found unconstitutional and we won't know it until june. it's an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court wrapped up three days of historic arguments today. cnn's congressional...
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that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted positions on every major foreign policy including intervening in libya which he was against before he was for. what i find fascinating about that, almost sounds like the attack on john kerry, the flip-flopping attack. is this something the president will be able to seize upon and try to use the same attack republicans did to democrats when john kerry was trying to become president that they can spin right back around? >> they would love to do that and the question is in the third and final presidential debate between the president and mitt romney, will the presi
that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted...
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. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in chicago. you're in the situation room. >>> but first, through my exclusive far reaching interview, i just completed only a few minutes ago with the afghan president hamid karzai, it's his only interview while here in the united states. we sat down only moments ago, and he spoke of president obama just minutes before the interview. the three leaders are here for a meeting in chicago. listen to this. >> no, we didn't have a three-way meeting, we had a three-way photograph taking. >> just a photo opportunity? >> why not a meeting? why not have a three-way meeting and discuss the most important issues facing afghanistan, pakistan and the united states. >> it wasn't for us to decide on the three-way meeting. the united states was the host and perhaps they saw it fit for some other time. >> has pakistan agreed to resume shipments, trucks, bringing supplies to nato, u.s. troops in afghanistan? >> i believe they're negotiating on that question. >> they have been negotiating for a long time. but right
. >>> i'm wolf blitzer in chicago. you're in the situation room. >>> but first, through my exclusive far reaching interview, i just completed only a few minutes ago with the afghan president hamid karzai, it's his only interview while here in the united states. we sat down only moments ago, and he spoke of president obama just minutes before the interview. the three leaders are here for a meeting in chicago. listen to this. >> no, we didn't have a three-way meeting, we...
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. >> everything he can, wolf blitzer. i saw your quick reaction. you've got your show coming up in just a couple of minute. >> he's trying to show he's a team player, rick santorum. his many concern is that president obama would not be reelected and he would accept being on the vice presidential ticket of romney's running mate. i suspect that is almost not going to bet that that won't happen for the vice presidential nomination. stranger things have happened in politics. we'll wait and see what's coming up. we have a brand new poll on the republican race for the white house. we'll share it for the first time with our viewers right at the top of the hour. brooke, i know, you're interested in that. a lot more on the historic date at the u.s. supreme court. jeff toobin is standing by and kate bolduan is standing by and he was creating buzz about what happened inside his tweets. stand by for that, and we're also getting additional reaction. the russian president medvedev is really blasting mitt romney for what romney told us yesterday in "the situation
. >> everything he can, wolf blitzer. i saw your quick reaction. you've got your show coming up in just a couple of minute. >> he's trying to show he's a team player, rick santorum. his many concern is that president obama would not be reelected and he would accept being on the vice presidential ticket of romney's running mate. i suspect that is almost not going to bet that that won't happen for the vice presidential nomination. stranger things have happened in politics. we'll wait...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with president obama taking his battle to extend tax cuts for the middle class into the heart of the middle class suburb today. he visited a family just outside washington, d.c., using their story to dramatize what will happen in just 26 days if he and congress can't make a deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. a source of great concern for so many people, everyone's taxes will go up, will go up if there's no deal. let's go live to our white house correspondent dan lothian. he's on the scene for us over at the white house. how did it go, dan? >> reporter: well, wolf, we've seen the president do this before in the past whenever he's locked in negotiations with lawmakers. he heads out on the road, either goes to a backyard or sits down around a dinner table to put pressure on congress. that's what he did today when he went to falls church sitting down with the santana family. their parents who also are employed live in the household with them.
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with president obama taking his battle to extend tax cuts for the middle class into the heart of the middle class suburb today. he visited a family just outside washington, d.c., using their story to dramatize what will happen in just 26 days if he and congress can't make a deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. a source of great concern for so many people, everyone's taxes will go up, will go up if there's no deal....
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> president obama's been hammering mitt romney for sending u.s. jobs overseas during the years he rain bane capital. this afternoon in colorado romney turned the tables labeling the president as the outsourcer in
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> president obama's been hammering mitt romney for sending u.s. jobs overseas during the years he rain bane capital. this afternoon in colorado romney turned the tables labeling the president as the outsourcer in
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening from mesa, arizona, the site of this week's arizona republican presidential debate and where a growing international crisis may join jobs and health care as top tier issues. tonight amid worries of $5 a gallon gasoline, the top u.s. general warns israel an attack on iran's nuclear program is not prudent. also, pal babeu, a sheriff prominent to the state's immigration debate confirms he is gay. another outspoken lawman sheriff joe arpaio weighs in on that controversy. plus, a natural wonder that isn't. what it seems a water fall that looks like red hot lava. >>> more evidence tonight that if there is a front runner the republican race, it is at the moment rick santorum, not mitt romney. it the nomination is won state by state and arizona and michigan are up next a week away. as we prepare for a big debate wednesday night, check this out. santorum now surging to a ten-point lead over romney in the national gallup tracking poll. no surpris
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the news continues next on cnn. >>> good evening from mesa, arizona, the site of this week's arizona republican presidential debate and where a growing international crisis may join jobs and health care as top tier issues. tonight amid worries of $5 a gallon gasoline, the top u.s. general warns israel an attack on iran's nuclear program is not prudent. also, pal babeu, a sheriff prominent to the state's immigration debate confirms he...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> new information on the u.s. army sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilians in a vicious massacre prompting heightened security at u.s. military bases throughout afghanistan right now. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. you're getting this new information. what are your learning? >> first up, here at home we've confirmed that this staff sergeant's family, his wife and children, were moved on to the lewis mccord base in washington state over the weekend for their own safety. as for the incident, we have many new details this evening about how it happened. we're -- we have been able to confirm that the first real evidence the u.s. personnel at the base had that something terrible had happened is when afghans showed up at the gate carrying their casualties in their airlines saying that there had been a shooting. that u.s. personnel were involved. it becomes a little bit of a simultaneous development because they also know from an afghan soldier, that a u.s. soldier had walked away
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> new information on the u.s. army sergeant accused of killing 16 afghan civilians in a vicious massacre prompting heightened security at u.s. military bases throughout afghanistan right now. let's go straight to our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. you're getting this new information. what are your learning? >> first up, here at home we've confirmed that this staff sergeant's family, his wife and children, were...
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wolf blitzer in washington, and thank you so much. wolf blitzer will be back on his own show "situation room" starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on cn. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. >>> i want to get you to chicago where the teachers strike is now in the fourth day with 350,000 students just waiting to find out what their future is go
wolf blitzer in washington, and thank you so much. wolf blitzer will be back on his own show "situation room" starting at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on cn. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco....
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're down to just 39 days until the presidential election. in about 20 minutes the president begins a series of fundraisers right here in washington. those are the only public events on his calendar today. yet this is the same day the president didn't have time for a face-to-face meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who's in new york. instead they spoke by phone. here's cnn's white house correspondent dan lothian. dan. >> reporter: wolf, the white house always stresses that the president and prime minister netanyahu are in touch frequently. they downplay any daylight between the two leaders. but they didn't meet face-to-face this week. and so one phone call is getting a lot of attention. president obama and prime minister netanyahu attended the united nations general assembly in new york, but at different times. the white house insisted it was a scheduling issue, not a snub. no meetings, no handshakes. but today a follow-up ph
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're down to just 39 days until the presidential election. in about 20 minutes the president begins a series of fundraisers right here in washington. those are the only public events on his calendar today. yet this is the same day the president didn't have time for a face-to-face meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu who's in new york. instead they spoke by phone. here's cnn's white house...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with just 27 days to go until the presidential election, we begin with mitt romney's bumpy day out there on the campaign trail. first, his campaign had to clarify something romney said earlier about abortion later. they said romney will stop telling a new story apparently designed to show his softer side. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in ohio right now on the road with the romney campaign. >> reporter: wolf, mitt romney's been trying to open up to voters in recent days telling stories of friends who have died, even service members who have died in combat. but the mother of one falling navy s.e.a.l.s. says she's offended as democrats accuse romney of trying to hide his true beliefs. it's been a staple of the stump speeches, the gop nominee talking about the deaths of friends, even soldier who is have inspired him. >> i've met some wonderful people. one was a former navy s.e.a.l.s. glen dougherty. and we chatted for a while. >>
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> with just 27 days to go until the presidential election, we begin with mitt romney's bumpy day out there on the campaign trail. first, his campaign had to clarify something romney said earlier about abortion later. they said romney will stop telling a new story apparently designed to show his softer side. cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta is in ohio right now on the road with the romney campaign. >>...
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turned away in nashville at a tsa checkpoint as he refused a pat dount and wolf blitzer has the senator on the situation room next hour. what's question number one. >> i'll have him walk us through exactly what happened when he was over at the airport. he went through the full-body scanner. you put your hands umm and stand still for a few seconds and then you continue to walk through and he, obviously, was called back for a pat-down and he decided, you know what? i'd rather go through the scan dpen and that's when the disagreement erupted, if you will and there were problems so he'll walk us through exactly what happened. as you know he's been a critic of the tsa thinking it's an invasive procedure, patting down passengers and he'll explain where he stand on this. his dad, congressman, ron paul, the republican presidential candidate issued a blistering statement about all of this so we're going to go in depth on this. it affects everybody that travels. we have the reaction from the tsa, of course, so it will be a full report. all the political news. we're going to look at the major deve
turned away in nashville at a tsa checkpoint as he refused a pat dount and wolf blitzer has the senator on the situation room next hour. what's question number one. >> i'll have him walk us through exactly what happened when he was over at the airport. he went through the full-body scanner. you put your hands umm and stand still for a few seconds and then you continue to walk through and he, obviously, was called back for a pat-down and he decided, you know what? i'd rather go through the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's looking more and more as if the united states supreme court will cut the heart out of the health care reform law, that's the part which would require americans to buy insurance. if that mandate is found unconstitutional, it's an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court held three days of historic arguments this week. kate baldwin and jeff riff toobin were both inside for every minute of those oral arguments. let's start with kate. first of all, what was your take? >> you know it's impossible to predict. but after three days, as you mentioned, and more than six hours of oral arguments on the fate of the sweeping health care law the justices are looking at four issues but the entire law hinges on one key issue, the manned day. high drama outside the supreme court. >> here's what we say to obamacare. >> but the real action was inside the courtroom as the justices examined the key question in the historic health care case,
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> it's looking more and more as if the united states supreme court will cut the heart out of the health care reform law, that's the part which would require americans to buy insurance. if that mandate is found unconstitutional, it's an open question whether the rest of the law could survive. the court held three days of historic arguments this week. kate baldwin and jeff riff toobin were both inside for every minute of those...
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, wolf blitzer, joining me live with a preview. is there lots going on on the campaign trail or is it pretty quiet? >> there's always a lot going on. mitt romney, you know, he's threatening to spend probably $3 million between his own campaign organization, the super-pac that supports him to crush santorum in his home state. a lot of santorum supporters are saying maybe it would be more dignified for him. the counter argument, of course, is if he wins in pennsylvania, he's got some momentum, and may is a hopeful month for santorum, kentucky, arkansas, where he could potentially do well. ron brownstein will join us, david gergen will join us and we have a lot coming up on north korea and this rocket launch they're getting reddy to do. we'll have our own stan grant who's in north korea. i went to korea with him back in 2010. >>> i remember seeing you do your report from north korea, i was very jealous that you got that assignment, my friend. >> it was a real good assignment. rick santorum's little daughter bella is out of the hospita
, wolf blitzer, joining me live with a preview. is there lots going on on the campaign trail or is it pretty quiet? >> there's always a lot going on. mitt romney, you know, he's threatening to spend probably $3 million between his own campaign organization, the super-pac that supports him to crush santorum in his home state. a lot of santorum supporters are saying maybe it would be more dignified for him. the counter argument, of course, is if he wins in pennsylvania, he's got some...
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wolf blitzer was listening to this as well. wolf, did he deliver? >> well, he really wanted to dif fer where he stands on these issues as opposed to mitt romney. mostly making the case that he would be a better republican presidential nominee that mitt romney. didn't really focus on ron paul or newt gingrich all that much at all. he was just really trying to say forget about mitt romney. i'm your guy. i'm the real conservative in this race. i didn't go along with global warming on those issues. if you want health care to be an issue, the president's health care reform law, you can't trust mitt romney because he helped create the president's health care reform law. you take that issue off the table. this was a don't give that issue away, he kept saying. he was trying to tell these conservatives at the cpac conference go with me, don't go with romney and obviously, he went after the president himself, but mostly, it was designed to reassure them that he would be a better conservative candidate. >> mitt romney, now at 12:55 eastern time followed by new
wolf blitzer was listening to this as well. wolf, did he deliver? >> well, he really wanted to dif fer where he stands on these issues as opposed to mitt romney. mostly making the case that he would be a better republican presidential nominee that mitt romney. didn't really focus on ron paul or newt gingrich all that much at all. he was just really trying to say forget about mitt romney. i'm your guy. i'm the real conservative in this race. i didn't go along with global warming on those...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." but we begin with the obama administration, pressing hard right now for legislation that would ensure that the wealthiest americans don't pay a lower income tax rate than the middle class, this drawing iss -- let' bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. jessica, the president's getting ready to score some political points on this issue? >> reporter: the white house says this is all about policy, but on a campaign conference call they could not -- behind the push for the buff let rule. >> it's the front page of the website, president obama bushing the buffet rule. >> if you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. the buffet rule says if you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay a lower tax rate than your secretary. >> the rule would apply to anyone who makes more than $1 million. right now with that money comes from investments in the stock market, they could pay 15% or even less in taxes. far lower
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." but we begin with the obama administration, pressing hard right now for legislation that would ensure that the wealthiest americans don't pay a lower income tax rate than the middle class, this drawing iss -- let' bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. jessica, the president's getting ready to score some political points on this issue? >> reporter: the white house says this is all about policy, but on a...
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wolf blitzer just a few minutes away. hello, wolf. he joins us with a preview. what do you want? >> we've got a live interview in the next hour with republican presidential candidate ron paul. i tweeted earlier in the days asking my followers out there for some suggested questions, and as you know, don, a lot of great questions came in. so we'll have an interview in the next hour with ron paul, plus all the day's political news. we'll go to syria, what's going on there as well. so a lot of news over the next two hours. looking forward to that. >> nothing as hard-hitting as my interview with the kardashians. i watched it. you were terrific. >> thank you, wolf. we'll see you in a bit. >>> 3, 2, 1 -- >> all clear! >> it is an edge of your seat hollywood thriller stars real navy s.e.a.l.s, but some aren't too happy about the movie or the secrets it reveals. that's next. to do business. in here, inventory can be taught to learn. ♪ in here, machines have a voice... ♪ [ male announcer ] in here, medical history follows you... even when you're away from home. it's the at&t network --
wolf blitzer just a few minutes away. hello, wolf. he joins us with a preview. what do you want? >> we've got a live interview in the next hour with republican presidential candidate ron paul. i tweeted earlier in the days asking my followers out there for some suggested questions, and as you know, don, a lot of great questions came in. so we'll have an interview in the next hour with ron paul, plus all the day's political news. we'll go to syria, what's going on there as well. so a lot...
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i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. you're in "the situation room." >>> the political fireworks in tampa now are over. but spotlight shifting here to charlotte, north carolina, where it's president obama's turn to go on the attack and make his case for another four years in the white house. i'm here at the time warner cable arena, the site of the democratic national convention. they're getting ready for the convention to begin on tuesday. the podium has just been unveiled. and only days from now thousands of democrats will be gathering from across the country for all the excitement here. i'll be leading cnn's coverage of all the big events, the speakers among them, the first lady of the united states, michelle obama, the vice president joe biden and former president bill clinton. and of course the president of the united states himself. much more on the political story coming up. but right now i want to get to the situation in iran. there are reports it may be getting much closer to a nuclear weapons capability. the uni
i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. you're in "the situation room." >>> the political fireworks in tampa now are over. but spotlight shifting here to charlotte, north carolina, where it's president obama's turn to go on the attack and make his case for another four years in the white house. i'm here at the time warner cable arena, the site of the democratic national convention. they're getting ready for the convention to begin on tuesday. the podium has just been unveiled. and...
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i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> every last one in the battle for the white house could come down to every new job created or lost. new numbers out today show the economy added 200,000 jobs last month here in the united states. and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%. the lowest level in nearly three years. president obama says his policies have a loot to do with it. no surprise, the republican presidential candidates don't buy them. >> the economy's moving in the right direction. we're creating jobs on a consistent basis. not until everybody who wants to find a good job can find one. >> in spite of president obama's policies that the job market is beginning to pick up a little bit, i think there might be some optimism that maybe republicans are going to take the white house and maybe that's spurring people to start taking risices and i'll take that as a reason. >> let's bring in erin burnett. erin, what's behind the increase in these jobs? >> i
i'm wolf blitzer. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> every last one in the battle for the white house could come down to every new job created or lost. new numbers out today show the economy added 200,000 jobs last month here in the united states. and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5%. the lowest level in nearly three years. president obama says his policies have a loot to do with it. no surprise, the republican...